Forging the Sword by Hilari Bell - Fantasy - SFBookcase.com - Reference of Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels/Authors.

Series: Farsala Trilogy
Volume: 3
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN: 0689854161
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Price: $17.99
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Forging the Sword by Hilari Bell

Description: The third book in the Farsala trilogy is finally here released in November 2006.
There isn't much time left in the Hrum's self-imposed limit—only a few months. If in that time they don't put down all of Farsala, then the Farsalans will regain their independence, and those previously taken into slavery will be returned to their homeland.

Ceaselessly, Soraya, Kavi, and Jiaan work to keep control of what little land remains free from Hrum rule: parts of the countryside, the badlands, and the walled city of Mazad. They have most of the peasantry, a small, untrained army, and the Suud helping them, but there is still one important piece missing: a sword that is able to withstand a blow from the Hrum's watersteel. They may be able to put off loss for a while without it, but in the end Farsala will fall if it can't win in battle.